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Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index Scoring Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis #Management #PESI #RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Pulmonary Embolism ... Scoring Criteria #EBM ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #PESI #RiskSscore ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
Pulmonary Embolism ... 30d mortality #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... may aid in the diagnosis ... of pulmonary embolism ... Radiology #Cardiology #HamptonHump ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... infarction/PE, ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... the severity Acute ... Embolism (PE): ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Acute Pulmonary Embolism:

"D" sign:
In a physiologically normal heart, LV pressure > RV pressure. When viewing heart
Acute Pulmonary ... highly specific in acute ... #Pulmonaryembolism ... #PE #FleischnerSign ... #Hamptonhump #D-sign
Reverse Halo Sign
Defined as a central ground class opacity surrounded by a ring of dense consolidation
Differential
Diagnosis: • ... infarction secondary to PE ... Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... of aspiration pneumonia ... muscle weakness PE ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... of aspiration pneumonia